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ReviewStem cell research & therapy2025

Mesenchymal stem cell exosome therapy: current research status in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and the possibility of reversing normal brain aging.

Jinglan Quan, Qing Liu, Pinghui Li, Zhiyu Yang, Yaohui Zhang, Fuxing Zhao, Gaohong Zhu

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Review in Stem cell research & therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Jinglan Quan *Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, 295 Xichang Road, Wuhua District, Kunming, Yunnan, 650032, China.
Qing Liu *Department of Library, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, 295 Xichang Road, Wuhua District, Kunming, Yunnan, 650032, China.
Pinghui LiDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, 295 Xichang Road, Wuhua District, Kunming, Yunnan, 650032, China.
Zhiyu YangDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, 295 Xichang Road, Wuhua District, Kunming, Yunnan, 650032, China.
Yaohui ZhangDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, 295 Xichang Road, Wuhua District, Kunming, Yunnan, 650032, China.
Fuxing ZhaoDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, 295 Xichang Road, Wuhua District, Kunming, Yunnan, 650032, China.
Gaohong ZhuDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, 295 Xichang Road, Wuhua District, Kunming, Yunnan, 650032, China. 1026909611@qq.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7831-9893

Funding

Yunnan Province famous doctors special project RLMY20200010Yunnan Province High-level health technicians Talents Training Support Plan L-2017002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the exacerbation of the aging population trend, a series of neurodegenerative diseases caused by brain aging have become increasingly common, significantly impacting the daily lives of the elderly and imposing heavier burdens on nations and societies. Brain aging is a complex process involving multiple mechanisms, including oxidative stress, apoptosis of damaged neuronal cells, chronic inflammation, and mitochondrial dysfunction, and research into new therapeutic strategies to delay brain aging has gradually become a research focus in recent years. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been widely used in cell therapy due to their functions such as antioxidative stress, anti-inflammation, and tissue regeneration. However, accompanying safety issues such as immune rejection, tumor development, and pulmonary embolism cannot be avoided. Studies have shown that using exosome derived from mesenchymal stem cells (MSC-Exo) for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases is a safe and effective method. It not only has the therapeutic effects of stem cells but also avoids the risks associated with cell therapy. Therefore, exploring new therapeutic strategies to delay normal brain aging from the mechanism of MSC-Exo in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases is feasible. This review summarizes the characteristics of MSC-Exo and their clinical progress in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, aiming to explore the possibility and potential mechanisms of MSC-Exo in reversing brain aging.

Indexed as

AgingBrainExosomesMesenchymal Stem CellsMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationNeurodegenerative DiseasesAnimalsHumansBrain agingExosomesMesenchymal stem cellsNeurodegenerative diseases

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PMID39985030
PMCPMC11846194

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